Tom McMahon is an American political operative.
McMahon served as Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 until 2009. During his tenure, McMahon was involved in several high-profile decisions and controversies including: conflicts over 2008 Democratic presidential primary debate scheduling [1] and over prominent Democratic complaints about the content of ABC's Path to 9/11 television program. [2]
McMahon was a key player in, and defender of, the DNC's creation of its initially controversial " 50 state strategy". [3] The plan was eventually credited with helping to secure Democratic elections victories in 2006 at both the state and local level. [4]
In 2016 he returned to working with the DNC as a consultant to the presidential transition team and in 2018 he worked with Milwaukee on their bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [5] [6] [7]
Tom McMahon is an American political operative.
McMahon served as Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 until 2009. During his tenure, McMahon was involved in several high-profile decisions and controversies including: conflicts over 2008 Democratic presidential primary debate scheduling [1] and over prominent Democratic complaints about the content of ABC's Path to 9/11 television program. [2]
McMahon was a key player in, and defender of, the DNC's creation of its initially controversial " 50 state strategy". [3] The plan was eventually credited with helping to secure Democratic elections victories in 2006 at both the state and local level. [4]
In 2016 he returned to working with the DNC as a consultant to the presidential transition team and in 2018 he worked with Milwaukee on their bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [5] [6] [7]